Welcome to Leeds ...

Leeds is located in La Salle County<1>.

The location of Leeds has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leeds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Leeds is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Leeds lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Leeds: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Leeds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Leeds - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leeds.

Communities near Leeds ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leeds.

• Streator
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Oglesby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
  • Oglesby is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <5>
• El Paso
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <5>
• Roanoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Minonk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
  • Minonk is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minonk <5>
• Gridley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Gridley is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <5>
• Toluca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toluca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
  • Toluca is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toluca <5>
• Washburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <5>
• Flanagan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
  • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
• Wenona
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Wenona is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Leeds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leeds.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leeds. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leeds.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leeds. See our Newspapers Page for Leeds.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leeds ...

Looking for more information about Leeds? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Leeds, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leeds.

Adding Leeds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leeds in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Leeds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Leeds post office opened in 1891.

We also found Leeds in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leeds.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leeds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov